Alexandra Sandra Fraser Gwyn, OC (17 May 1935 – 26 May 2000) was a
Canadian journalist and writer.
She was born in
St. John's,
Newfoundland, the daughter of Claude Fraser and Ruth Harley. After her father's death, her mother remarried and the family moved to
Halifax, Nova Scotia where Sandra attended
Sacred Heart Convent. She graduated from
Dalhousie University in 1955. After graduating, she moved to London where she worked at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. She returned to Ottawa and married
Richard Gwyn in 1958.[1]
She died in 2000 after a five-year fight against
breast cancer. Richard Gwyn subsequently launched a literary award, the
Winterset Award, in her memory to honour writers from Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]
Alexandra Sandra Fraser Gwyn, OC (17 May 1935 – 26 May 2000) was a
Canadian journalist and writer.
She was born in
St. John's,
Newfoundland, the daughter of Claude Fraser and Ruth Harley. After her father's death, her mother remarried and the family moved to
Halifax, Nova Scotia where Sandra attended
Sacred Heart Convent. She graduated from
Dalhousie University in 1955. After graduating, she moved to London where she worked at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. She returned to Ottawa and married
Richard Gwyn in 1958.[1]
She died in 2000 after a five-year fight against
breast cancer. Richard Gwyn subsequently launched a literary award, the
Winterset Award, in her memory to honour writers from Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]